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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A written note intended as an explanation, illustration, or criticism of a passage in a book or other writing; an annotation.
2. n. A series of annotations or explanations.
3. n. A statement of fact or opinion, especially a remark that expresses a personal reaction or attitude.
4. n. An implied conclusion or judgment: a novel that is a comment on contemporary lawlessness.
5. n. Talk; gossip: a divorce that caused much comment.
6. n. Computer Science A string of text in a program that does not function in the program itself but is used by the programmer to explain instructions.
7. n. Linguistics The part of a sentence that provides new information about the topic. Also called rheme.
8. v. To make a comment; remark.
9. v. To serve as a judgmental commentary: "Her demise comments on [the Upper East Side's] entire way of life” ( Mark Muro).
10. v. To make comments on; annotate.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To make remarks or observations, as on an action, an event, a proceeding, or an opinion; especially, to write critical or expository notes on the works of an author.
2. To make remarks or notes upon; expound; discuss; annotate.
3. n. A spoken or written remark or observation; a remark or note; especially, a written note intended as a criticism, explanation, or expansion of a passage in a book or other writing; annotation; explanation; exposition.
4. n. Talk or discourse upon a particular subject; gossip.
5. n. Synonyms Annotation, etc. Sec remark, n.
6. To feign; devise.

Wiktionary

1. n. A spoken remark.
2. n. programming A remark in source code which does not affect the behavior of the program.
3. v. transitive To remark.
4. v. intransitive To make remarks or notes.
5. v. software To insert comments into source code.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. To make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to write notes on the works of an author, with a view to illustrate his meaning, or to explain particular passages; to write annotations; -- often followed by on or upon.
2. v. Archaic. To comment on.
3. n. A remark, observation, or criticism; gossip; discourse; talk.
4. n. A note or observation intended to explain, illustrate, or criticise the meaning of a writing, book, etc.; explanation; annotation; exposition.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
2. v. provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
3. n. a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
4. v. explain or interpret something
5. v. make or write a comment on
6. n. a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information